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According to the FBI, a group is mailing free USB thumb drives posing as gifts from Amazon or as a COVID warning which, if used, will install malware on your computer and damage your network. Never insert USB drives from an unknown source. The USB drives were sent through the […]
Category: Legal Alerts
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Expands List of Projects Eligible for Financing through Bonds
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) (the “Act”). The Act authorizes investing over $550 million in new infrastructure, coupled with various reauthorizations of existing programs. Authorized infrastructure includes public transportation, clean drinking water and broadband internet. The Act adds “Qualified Broadband […]
October 5, 2021 – A recent SEC enforcement action demonstrates how misleading information can result in major SEC violations of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”). The SEC charged the Sweetwater Union High School District (the “District”), and its former CFO with making a series of material misstatements and […]
Arizona’s minimum wage will increase to $12.80 an hour effective January 1, 2022. The Industrial Commission of Arizona issued notification of the wage increase on September 16, 2021, stating the 65 cent increase is based on the increase of inflation between August 2020 and August 2021. Read the notification here. For […]
Recently the Arizona Court of Appeals reiterated that the overriding public interest in hospital peer review proceedings prohibits fishing expeditions into those proceedings. In Takieh v O’Meara, 1 CA-CV 20-0290, the plaintiff wanted a hospital to produce emails related to a particular doctor’s peer review proceedings, or at least a privilege […]
The shortage in special education teachers is expected to be at an all-time high this year, amplified in part by teacher illness, quarantine, and burnout. Districts will undoubtedly need to utilize substitute teachers to help fill the gaps. When this situation arises, remember to assess whether any child in the […]
July 29, 2021 – During the 2020-2021 school year, school districts throughout Arizona were routinely performing contact tracing on behalf of their local health agencies and sending staff and students home to isolate or quarantine. In recent weeks, the role of public schools relative to quarantine of students has been […]
June 8, 2021 – Recently, the Arizona Legislature increased the homestead protection to $250,000 and changed Arizona’s homestead laws so that a recorded money judgment also becomes a lien against the homeowner’s primary residence. HB 2617 was signed by the Governor on May 19, 2021, and becomes effective January 1, […]
May 26, 2021 – In Heaphy v. Willow Canyon Healthcare, Inc., 2 CA-CV 2020-0113 (App. May 18, 2021), the Arizona Court of Appeals held that a health care power of attorney (“HPOA”) did not authorize the patient’s representative to execute an arbitration agreement. Although the HPOA authorized the patient’s representative to […]
April 22, 2021 – Arizona health care professionals and institutions, as well as businesses and governmental entities, are now protected against most civil claims related to COVID-19 injuries or deaths. SB 1377, signed by Governor Ducey on April 5, 2021, enacted two statutes that give limited immunity for specific acts […]
